Darfield is a village and electoral ward in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, sitting on the edge of the Dearne Valley a few miles to the north‑east of Barnsley town centre. It grew up as a coal‑mining community in the 19th and 20th centuries, and that industrial heritage is still visible in the built environment and local memory.
Today the ward is largely residential with local shops, schools and community clubs, and many residents commute to nearby towns and cities for work. Green spaces, remnants of industrial archaeology and active community organisations give the area a strong local identity - broadly proud of its mining past while adapting to post‑industrial economic and social change.
Postcode districts covering Darfield
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 11.5 miles
- Leeds 19.9 miles
- Bradford 23.9 miles
- Huddersfield 19.2 miles
- Rotherham 7.1 miles
- Doncaster 10.6 miles
- Chesterfield 19.9 miles
- Wakefield 11.6 miles
- Halifax 24.8 miles
- Barnsley 4.3 miles
- Castleford 13.1 miles
- Morley 17.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Darfield Built-up area 0.3 miles
- Little Houghton Parish 0.9 miles
- Billingley Parish 1 mile
- Wombwell Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Great Houghton Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Brampton Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Brampton Bierlow Parish 1.9 miles
- Hemingfield Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Bolton upon Dearne Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Goldthorpe Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Wath upon Dearne Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Thurnscoe Built-up area 2.6 miles
Example postcodes in Darfield
S73 9DH, S73 9JQ, S73 0BL, S73 9ES, S73 9QJ, S73 9HY, S73 9AJ, S73 9HL, S73 9AG … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 15.5 miles
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 25.8 miles
- Wombwell Railway Station 2.2 miles
- Goldthorpe Railway Station 2.4 miles
- Doncaster Sheffield Bus Station 9.3 miles
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Schools in Darfield
- All Saints Academy Darfield Primary
- Netherwood Academy Secondary
- Outwood Primary Academy Darfield Primary
- St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School Primary
- Upperwood Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Cortonwood Colliery Shopping centre 1.9 miles
- Elsecar Heritage Centre Museum 3.4 miles
- Oakwell Stadium 4.2 miles
- Hampole Priory Historic site 6.7 miles
- Cusworth Hall Museum Museum 8 miles
- Nostell Priory Country house 8.3 miles
- Meadowhall Shopping centre 8.5 miles
- Don Valley Stadium Stadium 9.8 miles
- Hillsborough Stadium Stadium 10 miles
- Pugneys Country Park Nature reserve 10.1 miles
- Keepmoat Stadium Stadium 10.7 miles
- South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum Museum 10.8 miles